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Will the Boat Sink the Water?

The Life of China's Peasants

By: Chen Guidi,Wu Chuntao

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Will the Boat Sink the Water?

The Life of China's Peasants

By: Chen Guidi,Wu Chuntao

The Chinese economic miracle is happening despite, not because of, China's 900 million peasants. They are missing from the portraits of booming Shanghai, or Beijing. Many of China's underclass live under a feudalistic system unchanged since the fifteenth century. They are truly the voiceless in modern China. They are also, perhaps, the reason that China will not be able to make the great social and economic leap forward, because if it is to leap it must carry the 900 million with it. Chinese journalists Wu Chuntao and Chen Guidi returned to Wu's home province of Anhui, one of China's poorest, to undertake a three-year survey of what had happened to the peasants there, asking the question: Have the peasants been betrayed by the revolution undertaken in their name by Mao and his successors? The result is a brilliant narrative of life among the 900 million, and a vivid portrait of the petty dictators that run China's villages and counties and the consequences of their bullying despotism on the people they administer. Told principally through four dramatic narratives of particular Anhui people, Will the Boat Sink the Water? gives voice to the unheard masses and looks beneath the gloss of the new China to find the truth of daily life for its vast population of rural poor.

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Will the Boat Sink the Water?

The Life of China's Peasants

By: Chen Guidi,Wu Chuntao

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Useful Complaints

How Petitions Assist Decentralized Authoritarianism in China

By: Jing Chen

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Useful Complaints

How Petitions Assist Decentralized Authoritarianism in China

By: Jing Chen

This book develops an informational theory to account for the coexistence of China’s exceptionally resilient authoritarianism and its high decentralization. The nuanced information contained in citizens’ complaints, which are filed through the petition system, helps to sustain China’s decentralized authoritarianism in three important ways. First, petitions help to alleviate the information asymmetry problem that arises when the central government has less information than lower level governments do. When studying citizens’ petitions, higher level governments can obtain valuable and accurate information about local officials’ performance in policy implementation, public goods provision, and corruption. Higher level governments need this information in order to effectively utilize the cadre management system to reward good performance and punish malpractice. The result of this interaction is the PRC’s relatively high quality of governance and effective control of local officials. There is also a second way in which citizens’ petitions help the government to overcome the dictator’s dilemma that arises when an authoritarian regime is uncertain about how much support it really enjoys among its citizens. Citizens’ specific grievances are revealed in these petitions and are mostly addressed in their beginning stages. When citizens’ complaints are rooted in central policy, they set the agenda for policy change in order to maintain social order. There is yet a third benefit conferred upon the PRC by the petition system. Thanks to the petition system, the central government can present itself as the ally of citizens when it addresses the matters raised by their petitions. As a result, the petition system grants the central government an opportunity to hold local officials accountable, scapegoat local authorities, divide citizens and local officials, and justly claim all the credit when its policies succeed. This helps to build citizens’ trust in their central government and reinforces its legitimacy in their eyes. In Huntington’s terms, the Chinese Communist Party institutionalizes mass support by addressing citizens’ grievances expressed through the channel of communication provided by the petition system. In this sense, the complaints of citizens can be very useful tools for regime maintenance. The author substantiates these points with case studies and statistical analysis.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498534538

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The Analysis of Thermally Stimulated Processes

By: R. Chen,Y. Kirsh

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The Analysis of Thermally Stimulated Processes

By: R. Chen,Y. Kirsh

Thermally stimulated processes include a number of phenomena - either physical or chemical in nature - in which a certain property of a substance is measured during controlled heating from a 'low' temperature. Workers and graduate students in a wide spectrum of fields require an introduction to methods of extracting information from such measurements. This book gives an interdisciplinary approach to various methods which may be applied to analytical chemistry including radiation dosimetry and determination of archaeological and geological ages. In addition, recent advances are included, such as ionic thermocurrent of general order kinetics, polarization thermocurrents and some aspects of the superlinear dependence on the dose of thermoluminescence

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Elsevier

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1483285510

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Global Business

Connecting Theory to Reality

By: Yongsun Paik,Jong-Wook Kwon,Dong Chen

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Global Business

Connecting Theory to Reality

By: Yongsun Paik,Jong-Wook Kwon,Dong Chen

This textbook is designed to help students understand the key issues of global business by connecting theory with reality. Divided into three parts, it covers critical issues of international business, introducing readers to topics they will connect with, and discussing core concepts. With a user-friendly pedagogy and a host of helpful visuals, the authors offer a practitioner’s perspective on global business knowledge, examining familiar theory on trade, direct investment, and political environment alongside fresh topics, like geopolitical conflicts, emerging markets, and sustainability. Over sixty case studies are included to illustrate the magnitude and complexity of global business involving different stakeholders. Undergraduate students looking for an introduction to international business and graduate students looking to apply their knowledge will find Global Business stimulating, since it demonstrates how theories and concepts work in real-world business settings.

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Routledge

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131540432X

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Theory Of Thermoluminescence And Related Phenomena

By: Reuven Chen,Stephen W S Mckeever

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Theory Of Thermoluminescence And Related Phenomena

By: Reuven Chen,Stephen W S Mckeever

In this book, the authors give an up-to-date account of thermoluminescence (TL) and other thermally stimulated phenomena. Although most recent experimental results of TL in different materials are described in some detail, the main emphasis in the present book is on general processes, and the approach is more theoretical. Thus the details of the possible processes which can take place during the excitation of the sample, and during its heating, are carefully analysed. The methods for analysing TL glow curves are critically discussed, and recommendations as to their application are made. Also discussed is the expected behavior of these phenomena as functions of the experimental parameters, for example, dose of excitation. The consequences of the main applications of TL (for example, radiation dosimetry) are also discussed in detail as are the similarities and dissimilarities of other thermally stimulated phenomena, and the simultaneous measurements of the latter and TL.

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World Scientific

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9814500313

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Made in Censorship

The Tiananmen Movement in Chinese Literature and Film

By: Thomas Chen

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Made in Censorship

The Tiananmen Movement in Chinese Literature and Film

By: Thomas Chen

The violent suppression of the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations is thought to be contemporary China’s most taboo subject. Yet despite sweeping censorship, Chinese culture continues to engage with the history, meaning, and memory of the Tiananmen movement. Made in Censorship examines the surprisingly rich corpus of Tiananmen literature and film produced in mainland China since 1989, both officially sanctioned and unauthorized, contending that censorship does not simply forbid—it also shapes what is created. Thomas Chen explores a wide range of works made despite and through censorship, including state propaganda, underground films, and controversial best-sellers. Moving across media, from print to the internet, TV to DVD, fiction to documentary, he shows the effects of state intervention on artistic production and consumption. Chen considers art at the edge of censorship, reading such disparate works as a queer love story shot without permission that found official release on DVD, an officially sanctioned film that was ultimately not permitted to be released, a novel built on orthographic elisions that was banned and eventually reissued, and an internet narrative set during the SARS epidemic later published with alterations. He also connects Tiananmen with the story of COVID-19 in China and considers the implications for debates about the reach and power of the Chinese state in the public realm, both domestic and abroad. A bold rethinking of contemporary Chinese literature and film, this book upends understandings of censorship, uncovering not just what it suppresses but also what it produces.

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Columbia University Press

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0231555326

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9780231555326

The Physical Properties of Organic Monolayers

By: Mitsumasa Iwamoto,Chen-Xu Wu

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The Physical Properties of Organic Monolayers

By: Mitsumasa Iwamoto,Chen-Xu Wu

Ch. 5. Dielectric relaxation phenomena. 5.1. Rotational Debye Brownian motion model. 5.2. Relaxation process at an air-water interface. 5.3. Determination of dielectric relaxation time. 5.4. Summary. References -- ch. 6. Chiral phase separation. 6.1. Elastic energy and Bragg-Williams mixing energy. 6.2. Chiral phase separation. 6.3. Discrete one-dimensional CPS solution. 6.4. Summary. 6.5. Appendix. References -- ch. 7. Nonlinear effects. 7.1. SOS in orientational order parameters for C[symbol] monolayers. 7.2. Chirality representation. 7.3. SHG-CD effect. 7.4. SHG-MDC measuring system. 7.5. Quantum mechanical analysis of photoisomerization. 7.6. Summary. References -- ch. 8. Thermally-stimulated current. 8.1. Thermally-stimulated current. 8.2. Depolarization due to thermal stimulation. 8.3. TSC experiment. 8.4. Phase transition. 8.5. Thermodynamics approach to monolayers. 8.6. Summary. References -- ch. 9. Electronic properties at MIM interfaces. 9.1. Tunneling current and electronic device applications. 9.2. Nanometric interfacial electrostatic phenomena in ultrathin films. 9.3. I-V characteristic. 9.4. Summary. References.

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9812810390

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The Belt and Road Initiative as Epochal Regionalisation

By: Xiangming Chen,Julie Tian Miao,Xue Li

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The Belt and Road Initiative as Epochal Regionalisation

By: Xiangming Chen,Julie Tian Miao,Xue Li

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by China in 2013, carries and projects powerful regional dimensions and transformations, with short- and long-term global, national and local consequences. The BRI’s regional significance lies in its designation and creation of several cross-border corridors that originate from inside China and extend out into its neighbouring countries, and those farther afield in Asia, Africa and Europe. Through driving and facilitating new trade and infrastructure connections along and beyond these corridors, the BRI has begun to reshape the master processes of globalisation, urbanisation and development by affecting the economic, social and spatial fortunes of many countries and cities. This book serves two purposes. First, through a new framework and three case studies, it examines the BRI’s impacts on globalisation, urbanisation and development via the China-Europe Freight Train, the paired construction of a new city and railway across the China-Laos borderland and the port-park-city development corridor between Djibouti and Ethiopia. Second, the comparative analysis and evidence guide the book to advance policy recommendations for targeted stakeholders that can potentially turn the BRI into a global public good with greater benefits and fewer risks.

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1000397564

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Moon-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar

A Signal Processing Prospect

By: Zhen Xu,Kun-Shan Chen

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Moon-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar

A Signal Processing Prospect

By: Zhen Xu,Kun-Shan Chen

Lunar explorations have received increasing attention in recent years with tremendous application values, including using the Moon as a remote sensing platform for Earth observation. As an active sensor, the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) can detect changes in the atmosphere, terrain, and ocean. Moon-based SAR, complementary to the spaceborne SAR systems, expands our capabilities of watching and understanding the Earth. This book explains the Moon-Earth observation geometry, generic parameters, image focusing, and outlook using the Moon-based SAR. Written as a SAR imaging of Earth on the lunar-based platform, it makes it an essential reference to those interested in planetary and Earth sciences. FEATURES Uses the Moon as a remote sensing platform for Earth observation Explains how to obtain a high spatial resolution with a short revisit time using the Moon-based SAR Covers the observation geometry, range and signal models, two-dimensional signal spectrum, and focusing algorithms for the Moon-based SAR Presents a detailed analysis of sources of phase errors in the Moon-based SAR signal Includes global case studies and introduces conceptual ideas for further research This book is intended for senior graduate students, professional researchers, and engineers studying and working in the fields of lunar exploration and remote sensing applications, especially when dealing with high-orbit SAR studies.

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CRC Press

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1040026753

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9781040026755

Geoinformatics 2006

28-29 October, 2006, Wuhan, China

By: Liangpei Zhang,Xiaoling Chen

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Geoinformatics 2006

28-29 October, 2006, Wuhan, China

By: Liangpei Zhang,Xiaoling Chen

Proceedings of SPIE present the original research papers presented at SPIE conferences and other high-quality conferences in the broad-ranging fields of optics and photonics. These books provide prompt access to the latest innovations in research and technology in their respective fields. Proceedings of SPIE are among the most cited references in patent literature.

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SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering

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0819465283

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Will the Boat Sink the Water?

By: Guidi Chen,Chuntao Wu,Tao Chun

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Will the Boat Sink the Water?

By: Guidi Chen,Chuntao Wu,Tao Chun

This is an expose of the inequality and injustice experienced by 900 million Chinese peasants, as told through a series of dramatic personal narratives that describe the arbitrary violence and powerlessness in the face of colossal corruption and grinding poverty.

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Fourth Estate

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0732283051

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Flow Chemistry – Fundamentals

By: Ferenc Darvas,György Dormán,Volker Hessel,Steven V. Ley

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Flow Chemistry – Fundamentals

By: Ferenc Darvas,György Dormán,Volker Hessel,Steven V. Ley

The fully up-dated edition of the two-volume work covers both the theoretical foundation as well as the practical aspects. Presenting the complete insight into driving a chemical reaction provides a deep understanding for new potential technologies. Updated overview on devices and new key concepts of experimental procedures. Vol. 2: Applications.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110693771

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9783110693775

The Philosophy of Life

A New Reading of the Zhuangzi

By: Guying Chen

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The Philosophy of Life

A New Reading of the Zhuangzi

By: Guying Chen

Chen Guying, one of the leading scholars on Daoism in contemporary China, provides in his book The Philosophy of Life, A New Reading of the Zhuangzi a detailed analysis and a unique interpretation of Zhuangzi’s Inner, Outer and Miscellaneous chapters. Unlike many other Chinese scholars Chen does not focus on a philological, but on a philosophical reading of the Zhuangzi highlighting the main topics of self-cultivation, aesthetics, and epistemology. Chen’s perspectives on the Zhuangzi range from the historical background of the Warring States Period to his own personal (political) experience. Since Chen is also a specialist on Nietzsche, he elaborates Zhuangzi’s philosophy of life and the idea of regulating one’s heart by drawing a parallel to Nietzsche’s perspectivism.

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9004310231

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9789004310230

Breathing Spaces

Qigong, Psychiatry, and Healing in China

By: Nancy N. Chen

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Breathing Spaces

Qigong, Psychiatry, and Healing in China

By: Nancy N. Chen

The charismatic form of healing called qigong, which at its core involves meditative breathing exercises, achieved enormous popularity in China during the last two decades. Anthropologist Nancy N. Chen examines the cultural context of medicine and healing practices in the PRC, Taiwan, and the United States, and the pages of her book come alive with the narratives of the numerous practitioners, healers, psychiatric patients, doctors, and bureaucrats she interviewed.

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Columbia University Press

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0231128053

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9780231128056

The Mandarin Tree

Manifest Joy, Luck, and Magic with Two Asian American Mystics

By: Pamela Chen,Samantha Blossom

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The Mandarin Tree

Manifest Joy, Luck, and Magic with Two Asian American Mystics

By: Pamela Chen,Samantha Blossom

Attract More Joy, Luck, and Magic to Every Aspect of Your Life Taiwanese American authors Pamela Chen and Samantha Blossom teach you how to use ancient, Far Eastern magic in a modernized way, no matter your background or experience level. With their help, you can shift your mindset and unlock divine success through sacred energetic practices that anyone can tap into immediately. The Mandarin Tree shares the wisdom of Asia in an accessible way, presenting insights on mystical beings and animal magic, goddesses and ancestors, crystals, Feng Shui, and the Five Elements. Discover techniques that call in the power of the Laughing Buddha, the Money Frog, the lunisolar zodiac, and more. With these easy-to-use methods, you can unlock your mandarin tree magic, step into the prosperity portal, and manifest your most magical life. Includes a foreword by Benebell Wen, author of The Tao of Craft

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Llewellyn Worldwide

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0738773638

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9780738773636

Way of Hunyuan

By: Chen Zhonghua,Joseph Chen

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Way of Hunyuan

By: Chen Zhonghua,Joseph Chen

Master Chen Zhonghua is a famous martial artist and Qigong master. He received his training in China from Grandmaster Hong Junsheng and Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang, two of the greatest martial artists in China.

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0973004517

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9780973004519

The Humanist Spirit of Daoism

By: Guying Chen

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The Humanist Spirit of Daoism

By: Guying Chen

In The Humanist Spirit of Daoism, Chen Guying presents a concise overview of his understanding of the meaning and significance of Daoist philosophy. Chen is a leading contemporary Chinese thinker and spokesperson for a new Daoist approach to existential and socio-political issues. He was born in mainland China in 1935, but after having resettled to Taiwan, he received his education there and was a student activist in the 1960s. He became famous in the Chinese-speaking world with his writings on Nietzsche, Laozi and Zhuangzi. At present he is a Professor at Peking University. This volume collects representative essays from the past 25 years which not only outline Chen’s interpretation of Daoism as a deeply humanist way of thinking and living, but also show how he employs this philosophy in a critique of totalitarianism and neo-imperialism.

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9004361987

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9789004361980

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